August 22, 2011: Day 85, Post 233

 Goal Weight: 188 pounds 

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Today's Weight:        205.4 lbs
Yesterday's Weight:    203.2 lbs
Net Loss/Gain:         + 2.2 lbs

This is my daily weight chart since ending the Slow-Carb diet.

Woke up without any back pain today.  That was the good news. The bad news was the 4-1/2 hours of sleep I got after drinking my protein shake at 1am.

Given the bad news above, I should not be the least bit surprised* at the weight gain. It follows a familiar post-cheat day pattern of weight gain for two measurement days after a cheat. Yesterday's food was pretty spot-on as far as carbohydrate-eating was concerned, but the plan says 6 snacks/meals per day, wants calorie consumption to be in the 1500 calorie range, and wants 3-4 days a week of exercise. I'm 0 for 3 in regards to meeting those requirements. 

Oh, well. 

*Shout out to Dorothy Parker, whose birth date is today: "If all the young women who attended the Yale prom were laid end to end, I shouldn't be the least bit surprised." DP quotes are always handy (even if only approximately - I can't remember most of them exactly, and the famous ones have been reused and slightly reworded so many times, that without looking it up, you can't be sure...).

Food Log

Breakfast

Spinach with eggs and mozzarella cheese, topped with chipotle sauce.

Lunch

Turkey on baby spinach, romaine and red cabbage with tomatoes and balsamic vinaigrette.

Snack

No snack.

Dinner 

Romaine, baby spinach and cabbage with shaved parmesan and homemade mayonnaise. Not shown: 1/2 pound of pepperoni I ate as an appetizer.

Snack

Protein Shake: Whey protein powder with 48g of protein.

Liquid Intake

    Coffee:  22 oz,   Water: 128+ oz.